Painting as a pastime
There is a wonderful little book by Churchill (one of my heroes) on painting. He started painting at 40 and was actually very good, winning many award...
Read MoreHow does a nonprofit like Iridescent grow?
I am super ambitious. My goal for Iridescent is that it becomes a nationwide program with strong sites in New York, Silicon Valley and Los Angeles. I ...
Read MoreYou don’t need a balanced life when work becomes play.
I work very intensely. When I was in grad school I thought I was working super hard. When I was not working on my research, I was either running, pain...
Read MoreIridescent’s 2008 – IN PICTURES
I have been thinking about a way to show the range of supporting activities that enable our core program (the hands-on science courses). So I made the...
Read MorePowered by Volunteers
Lately, I have been tallying our numbers to see what we did over the year and it has been exciting to see the graphs.It has also been awe-inspiring. A...
Read MoreAnd we had a little faith – and we worked on.
I think one, perhaps, is to present science as it is, as something dazzling, as something tremendously exciting, as something eliciting feelings of re...
Read MoreAn army of one
I am constantly amazed by how much one person can achieve in a super short amount of a time. All because of the huge leaps technology makes everyday. ...
Read MoreFamily Science – what works!
I read about a really interesting school called the Open Classroom in Salt Lake City, Utah where parents are required to volunteer 3 hours per child p...
Read MoreAre we making a difference??
Results from summer courses in the bay area Analysis of pre and post tests We conducted five-session courses with different groups of 10-12 year old b...
Read Morea win-win-win situation
Thinking about pitching our program to some new branches of the University we partner with. And I can’t get out of my head why this program is s...
Read MoreTeaching concepts through analogies
I taught convection the other day in a 6th grade (urban classroom) . The inquiry activity was to design a house with passive ventilation. If the windo...
Read MoreThank you SolidWorks and Volunteers!
There have been a few momentous events in Iridescent’s history. June 6th was one of these. Thanks to one dedicated volunteer, Srikant, we got togeth...
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